Table 7 The effects of land use/land cover (LULC) changes on the total ecosystem service values (ESV in USD ×106) of Bahir Dar City
LULC categories | 1984 | 1994 | 2004 | 2014 | 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ESV | % | ESV | % | ESV | % | ESV | % | ESV | % | |
Cultivated land | 2.74 | 9.22 | 2.78 | 10.10 | 2.58 | 10.01 | 2.57 | 10.89 | 2.45 | 11.74 |
Built-up area | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Grazing land | 0.37 | 1.25 | 0.59 | 2.12 | 0.46 | 1.80 | 0.61 | 2.60 | 0.83 | 4.00 |
Vegetation | 4.35 | 14.64 | 3.42 | 12.36 | 4.65 | 18.05 | 4.00 | 16.85 | 3.12 | 14.98 |
Water body | 5.00 | 16.68 | 3.73 | 13.50 | 4.40 | 17.08 | 4.09 | 17.35 | 2.84 | 13.62 |
Wetland | 17.30 | 58.20 | 17.15 | 62.00 | 13.68 | 53.06 | 12.33 | 52.32 | 11.60 | 55.66 |
Total | 29.73 | Â | 27.67 | Â | 25.77 | Â | 23.57 | Â | 20.84 | Â |